The number of root canals varies most in the areas of mandibular anterior teeth, maxillary and mandibular premolars, and premolars. Generally, The mandibular anterior teeth have one root canal, but data suggest that the anatomical morphology of the root canals of mandibular incisors varies greatly, which easily leads to the neglect of root canals in endodontic treatment. This report described the case of a mother and a daughter whose mandibular anterior teeth have two symmetrical root canals.

Objective:To analyze the morphological characteristics of maxillary first molars,mesiobuccal roots and the incidence of second mesiobuccal(MB2)roots in Uyghur adults.Methods:1 00 Uyghur adults with full dentition were included.The morphology of maxillary first molars and root canals were examined by cone beam computerized tomography(CBCT).The prevalence of MB2 and the difference between sexes were analysed.Results:Among 200 maxillary first molars,1 54(77%)teeth were with 3 roots and 3 ca-nals,42(21 %)with 3 roots and 4 canals,2(1 %)with 3 roots and 5 canals,1 (0.5%)was with 4 roots and 6 canal,1 (0.05%) with 4 roots and 7 canal.The percentage of type Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ and Ⅴ mesiobuccal roots was 77.0,1 3.5,9.0,0 and 0.5 respec-tively.The prevalence of MB2 was 22.32% in male and 21 .2% in female(P =0.901 ).Conclusion:The prevalence of MB2 in Uy-ghur adults is about 22% and the predominant morphology of maxillary first molarsmesiobuccal roots was type I.

This paper reviewed recent advances in clinical and basic researches of scalp acupuncture based on evoked potentials (EPs).The role and significance of various EPs in scalp acupuncture were analyzed and compared.Eventrelated potentials (ERPs) which occupied leading position in EPs application nowadays and the latest advances in the related components of its action were combined to make a prospect of the scientific research methods of scalp acupuncture in the treatment of cerebral apoplexy and other diseases.

Objective To explore the diagnosis and surgical treatment experience of vascular ring in infants and children.Methods Fourteen cases (9 boys and 5 girls,aged 2 months to 6 years,weighted 4.5 - 15.0 kg) with vascular ring were diagnosed and treated surgically in Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from Sep.2009 to Dec.2010.All children underwent X-ray,echocardiography and spiral computed tomography examination preoperatively.Bronchoscopy and barium swallow was performed in 5 cases respectively.The pathological types of vascular rings included double aortic arch in 1 ( 7.1％ ),pulmonary artery sling in 7 (50.0％),right aortic arch with left patent ductus arteriosus or persistent left ligament in 6 (42.9％).Associated cardiac anomalies were present in 7 (50.0％) patients.Tracheal stenosis of different length ( 12％ -62％ ) and severity (45％ -74％ cross-sectional luminal narrowing) was observed in the group.Barium swallow in 5cases showed localized compression of the esophagus.12 cases underwent repair of vascular ring with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB),and the associated congenital heart defects were repaired simultaneously.2 cases of right aortic arch with left patent ductus arteriosus or persistent left ligament underwent surgery without CPB.Results The median duration of CPB in 12 cases and aortic cross-clamp time in 7 patients were 77.5 minutes ( range:55 - 186 minutes) and 36 minutes ( range:22 - 110 minutes) respectively.The median duration of postoperative ventilation and ICU stay were 21 hours (range:7 -308 hours) and 79.5 hours (range:16-314 hours) respectively.One baby with pulmonary artery sling died on the postoperative 12th day ( in-hospital mortality 7.1％ ).Of the 13 cases discharged from the hospital,1 case were lost to follow up.In the follow-up ( 1- 15 months) of 12 cases,digestive symptoms were disappeared.Development,exercise tolerance and symptoms showed obvious improvement,although 5 (41.7％) patients had residual respiratory problems.Conclusion Prolonged or recurrent aerodigestive issues in children should alert the pediatrician to the possibility of a vascular ring.Multislice spiral CT scanning is the best imaging modality.All vascular rings should be surgically corrected,and the associated long-segment severe tracheal stenosis needs.The short to midterm outcomes of surgical division are excellent.

Objective To evaluate the activation of the visual cortex in patients with primary openangle glaucoma (POAG) and to explore whether the neuronal activity corresponds with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and cup-to-disc (C/D) values.Methods Twenty-five patients and 25 gender-and agematched healthy volunteers were studied.Blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) and three-dimensional brain volume imaging (3 D BRAVO) sequences were obtained using 3 T MR imaging system.A full-screen black-white shift checkerboard was used for visual stimulus during the fMRI experiment and was performed on each eye of all subjects using a visual-acoustical system.All acquired data were postprocessed and analyzed by statistical parametric mapping (SPM).After analysis,individual activated mapping,intra-group mean activated mapping,and inter-group variant mapping were observed.The voxel number,intensity,and Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) coordinate of the activated clusters were recorded.The Xjviewer software was utilized to obtain activated voxel numbers in occipital lobe.A Pearson correlated test was performed to test the correlation between the number of activated voxels and RNFL,C/D and Hodapp-Anderson-Parrish (HAP) clinical stage.Results Intra-group mean activated mappings of both patients and volunteers showed obvious activation in bilateral occipital lobes.As compared with healthy volunteers,the POAG patients exhibited statistically significantly decreased activation in bilateral occipital lobes,left hippocampus,and left cerebellum,along with lower mean RNFL [(71.56 ±21.54) i m versus (111.88 ± 9.96) μm] and higher C/D values (0.71 ± 0.18 versus 0.36 ± 0.08 ; t value was respectively-10.901 and 11.643,P ＜ 0.05).The number of activated voxels in the occipital lobes of POAG patients did not correlate with RNFL,C/D and HAP clinical stage of the corresponding eye (r value was respectively 0.157,-0.113 and-0.242,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions fMRI demonstrated differences in visual cortex activation in POAG patients relative to healthy volunteers,suggesting it might be a promising complementary method for diagnosing glaucoma.However,fMRI findings did not correlate with POAG extent,as measured by RNFL and C/D values.Ophthalmological examination remains to play an important role in the evaluation of open-angle glaucoma.

Objective To evaluate the effect of asymptomatic hyperuricemia on the postoperative functional recovery in osteoarthritis (OA)patients with knee joint replacement.Methods Among the 294 patients who recieved knee joint replacement in our hospital from Feb-ruary 2013 to September 2015,a total of 187 patients were included in this study with 79 cases in the hyperuricemia group and the other 108 cases in the control group.The WOMAC index of the two groups were analyzed before the surgery,2 weeks,3 months,and 6 months after the knee joint replacement surgery.Multivariable linear regression was performed to test the effect of impact factors on the variation of WOMAC index.Results The WOMAC index of the two groups significantly increased 2 weeks after surgery,and the difference was statistically signifi-cant(P <0.05).And the WOMAC index of the control group was higher than that in the hyperuricemia group 2 weeks and 3 months after sur-gery with statistically significant difference(P <0.05).Conclusion The uric acid level before surgery was a influence factor of WOMAC index, and high uric acid level before knee joint replacement has negatively impact for the postoperative functional recovery in the osteoarthritis patients.

Objective Analysis the influence risk factors of infants and young children tetralogy of Fallot for radical treatment , and explore the perioperative treatment methods .Methods 195 cases(include death group and survival group)of hospitalized data of TOF resection in this hospital were collected in January 2003 to November 2012 ,then statistical analysis was done .Results Uni-variate analysis of variance showed ,age ,weight ,McGoon ratio ,cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic clamping time were statisti-cally significant in two groups ,Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed McGoon ratio <1 .0 ,cardiopulmonary bypass time>90 min ,aortic clamping time>70 min ,age<3 months were related to the postoperative death of TOF radical operation .Conclu-sion It is safe and reliable of radical surgery in infants and young children ,McGoon ratio ,cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic clamping time ,age are the risk factors of the postoperative death of TOF radical operation .

Objective To explore the effect of pedicle fixation for treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures in patients with osteoporosis,and to provide more evidence for the treatment.Methods Retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 121 patients with osteoporotic vertebral burst fracture from June 2012 to October 2015.And these patients were divided into two groups according to different operation methods, namely the control group (n=56) who were given short segment fixation and the observation group (n=65) who were given single segment fixation.The visual analogue scale(VAS),Oswestry disability index(ODI),vertebral height,kyphotic angle and bone mineral density of the two groups were analyzed before surgery and 3 days,1 month,3 months and 12 months after surgery.Results The VAS score,ODI score,vertebral height,and Cobb angle of the injured vertebra were significantly improved in both of the two groups,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The VAS score of the observation group was better than that of the control group 3 days after surgery with statistically significant difference (P<0.05).But there was no significant difference 3 months,6 months and 12 months after surgery(P>0.05).The ODI score of the observation group was better than that of the control group 3 days and 3 months after surgery with statistically significant difference (P<0.05),and there was no significant difference between the two groups till the end of follow-up.Pedicle fixation at the injured vertebra significantly improved the vertebral height and Cobb angle with statistically significant difference (P<0.05).And the anti-osteoporosis treatment significantly increased the bone mineral density (P<0.05).Conclusion Pedicle fixation at the injured vertebra is useful in pain relief as well as function and anatomical structure restoring.And anti-osteoporosis treatment is necessary for the bone mineral density increase.

This study was aimed to explore the immediate effect mechanism of the middle 2/5 of the vertex-temporal anterior oblique line in the treatment of stroke by scalp acupuncture using event-related brain potential (ERP).A total of 30 stroke cases who met the inclusion criteria and 25 healthy subjects were selected.Patients in both groups were treated by scalp acupuncture,with stimulation on the middle 2/5 of the vertex-temporal anterior oblique line on the right side.ERP was detected before acupuncture and 10 min after acupuncture in both groups.The muscle strength and neurological deficit score of the stroke group were also detected.At the end of the experiment,the movement-related cortical potentials (MRCPs) of both the left and right hand were extracted from the ERP.The results showed that after 10 min scalp acupuncture stimulation,the neurological deficit score of the stroke group was lower than that of the pretreatment (P ＜ 0.05);the muscle strength rating was higher than before (P ＜ 0.05).Before and after acupuncture,the amplitude of MRCPs on the diseased side of the stroke group was significantly decreased compared to before (P ＜ 0.05).It was concluded that the immediate effect of scalp acupuncture treatment of hemiplegia patients with stroke was definite.Its mechanism may be that acupuncture stimulates the motor cortex through the vertex-temporal anterior oblique line,reduces the energy loss of brain motion planning,activates the damaged brain movement related area cortex neurons,improves the processing efficiency of movement in the brain,so as to promote the improvement of hemiplegic limb motor function immediately.And we also observed that the healthy side brain has a compensatory effect,which suggested that in our clinical scalp acupuncture,bilateral stimulation may be more effective.

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